Non-refillable bottle.



No. 830,205. PATBNTED SEPT. 4, 1906. T. J.'UAHILL.

NON-RBPILLABLE BOTTLE. urmomxon FILED APR.11,1906.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR THE NORRIS PETER; cm. lnsmycmn, p. c.

THOMAS J. OAHILL, OF SALEM, OHIO.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 4, 1906.

Application filed April 1], 1906. Serial No. 311,105.

To a who/1t it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. CAHILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salem, in the county of Colnmbiana and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Hy invention relates to bottles, and more particularly to that classknown as nonrefillable bottles.

My object is to provide means in the neck of the bottle to preventliquid being inserted therein after the device has once been filled andmy improvement secured in the neck of the bottle.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter pointed out, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of thisapplication, and in which Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved deviceshown as inserted in the neck of a bottle, said bottle being shown insection. Fig. 2 is a central sectional view through my device and thebottle-neck. Fig. 3 is a sectional view as seen from the dotted line 33, Fig. 1; and Fig, 4 is a sectional view as seen from the dotted line 44:, Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 indicates the neckof a bottle, which may be constructed in any preferred form, the upperend thereof being provided with threads 2, with which is adapted toenthe threaded end of an extension 3, said extension being designed moreparticularly to form a seat for a cork or the like. Extending downwardlyfrom the lower end of said extension and preferably formed integraltherewith are supporting-arms 4, said arms being secured in anypreferred manner to a cup-shaped sealing member 5, said member 5 havingdepending standards 6, said standards being secured at their lower endsin any preferred way to an inverted-funnelshaped member 7, the lower endof said member being of substantially the same size as the interior ofthe neck 1 and is provided with a circumferential groove 8, in which isseated a packing-ring 9, so that when the member 7 is inserted into theneck of the bottle the passage of liquid contained therein between theneck and the member 7 will be prevented. The upper portion of the member7 is restricted in size and bent at certain points to form a tortuouspassage 10 therein, said restricted portion being inserted into thecup-shaped member 5 and the extreme upper end thereof provided with anopening 11, said opening being in juxtaposition to the bottom portion ofthe member 5.

In operation the bottle is filled with liquid and the extension 3,carrying the cup-shaped member 5, and the member 7 are inserted into theneck of said bottle and said extension 3 turned home thereon, afterwhich the opening in the extension 3 may be sealed by a cork or the likeand the usual government stamp 12 placed thereover. When it is desiredto use the liquid in the bottle, the cork is removed from the extension3 and the bottle tilted so that the contents thereof will pass outthrough the tortuous passage 10, around the cup-shaped member 5, and outthrough the extension 3. After all the liquid has been removed from thebottle it will be impossible to relill the same, from the fact that whenliquid is poured in through the extension 3 and rises to the lower e lgeof the cupshaped member 5 a seal will be formed by the air contained inthe cup-shaped member 5 and tortuous passage 10, thus preventing theliquid from entering into the cupshaped member. It will also be seenthat by having the upper end of the member 7 introduced into thecup-shaped member 5 until the opening 11 is near the bottom thereof itwill be impossible to insert a hose or the like into engagement withsaid opening 11, whereby liquid could be introduced there into. Inplacing the extension 6 upon the neck 1 it is preferably cementedthereon, so that said extension cannot be removed from the neck of thebottle without mutilating the same. If, however, the same is notcemented thereon, it would be impossible to remove said extensionwithout destroying the stamp secured to the side thereof, therebyindicating that the bottle had been tampered with.

I desire to claim such substantial equivalents and substitutes as mayfairly fall within the scope of my invention.

\Vhat I claim is v In a bottle of the class described, the combinationwith the neck of a bottle; of an extension at the upper end thereof,arms secured to said extension, a cup-shaped member secured to saidarms, standards depend- IIO I member terminating in a reduced portion ating from said cup-shaped member, a funnelname to this specification inthe presence of i shaped member secured to said standards tWosubscribing witnesses.

and having a packing-ring therearound, said THOMAS J CAHILL its upperend and having a tortuous passage therein.

' In testimony whereof I have signed my Witnesses:

K. L. CoBoURN, ALEX. D. SUBLER.

